Aug 10

Powerade ad: Gregor Tait wears nothing

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Aggressive that core to the nature, official sports drink of the Beijing 2008 Olympic games, Coca Cola marketing team for Powerade brand it seems is not content with bringing in cyclist Rebecca Romero and Triple jumper Phillips Idowu on board dare bare. It has also gotten swimmer Gregor Tait to make more splash consumer’s minds.

Yes, Rebecca Romero, Phillips Idowu and Gregor Tait have never ever been photographed before, so the novelty factor will always work here. The essence of the new InnerGear concept for ‘Powerade’ illustrates that no matter how sophisticated an athletes’ outer gear (sports kit), it is not effective without your Innergear – what you put inside your body.  Research has shown that as little as a 2% drop in hydration can seriously affect an athlete’s performance, and elite athletes in Beijing will have to combat the extreme weather conditions if they are to compete with the best in the world. Link

Aug 10

Powerade advert: Phillips Idowu in birthday suit

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Powerade advert, a Coca Cola brand has transformed hot favorite Triple jumper Phillips Idowu from a dedicated sports person to a glam filled celeb avatar. Accompanying him hot favorite swimmer Gregor Tait and cyclist Rebecca Romero . Phillips Idowu is appearing all nude for Powerade commercial in the Beijing Olympics. The 29-year-old World Indoor champion is now not only favorite for the Olympic title after a successfully leaped of 17.58m in last July but also becomes a subject of discussion amongst non sports fanatic. That’s what the Coca Cola wanted and it hits right bang on the target.

Cathryn Sleight, marketing director for Coca-Cola Great Britain, which launched the Powerade campaign said,

Everyone is used to seeing athletes in competition or winning, but we wanted to give people the chance to see the real make-up of an athlete and their muscle and power

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